CONTINUING EDUCATION AND ADULT EDUCATION: WHAT RELATIONSHIP?

The young and the old are expected to continue to learn through various means and this learning can be delivered formally, informally and non-formally. Adult and continuing education provide additional and better learning opportunities for the young and older adults. The dramatic changes in society and technology require constant enlargement of information and knowledge which adult and continuing education seek to foster. This paper examines the issue of adult and continuing education. It begins by taking a look at the meaning of adult education and continuing education. It then x-rays the objective of adult and continuing education and also takes a look at the differences and similarities between continuing education and adult education. The paper concludes with an exploration of the common core or relationship between adult education and continuing education.